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Plain English BEST OF: What Experts Really Think About Smartphones and Mental Health

Plain English BEST OF: What Experts Really Think About Smartphones and Mental Health

Plain English BEST OF: Smartphones and Mental Health

Smartphones and Mental Health

Plain English With Derek Thompson • Dec. 30, 2025 • 1 hr 4 min

Plain English BEST OF: What Experts Really Think About Smartphones and Mental Health

Plain English BEST OF: What Experts Really Think About Smartphones and Mental Health

Plain English BEST OF: Smartphones and Mental Health

Smartphones and Mental Health

Plain English With Derek Thompson • Dec. 30, 2025 • 1 hr 4 min

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Why Disney Gave OpenAI Vault Access

The Town With Matthew Belloni • Dec. 16, 2025 • 30 min

Why Iger Gave OpenAI the Keys to Disney’s Vault

Why Iger Gave OpenAI the Keys to Disney’s Vault

Why Disney Gave OpenAI Vault Access

The Town With Matthew Belloni • Dec. 16, 2025 • 30 min

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Part 1: James Cameron on ‘Avatar’ Misconceptions, AI’s Skynet Moment, and His Elon Musk Friendship

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James Cameron on ‘Avatar’ and AI’s Skynet Moment

The Town With Matthew Belloni • Nov. 24, 2025 • 37 min

Part 1: James Cameron on ‘Avatar’ Misconceptions, AI’s Skynet Moment, and His Elon Musk Friendship

Part 1: James Cameron on ‘Avatar’ Misconceptions, AI’s Skynet Moment, and His Elon Musk Friendship

Part 1: James Cameron on ‘Avatar,’ AI’s Skynet Moment, and Elon Musk

James Cameron on ‘Avatar’ and AI’s Skynet Moment

The Town With Matthew Belloni • Nov. 24, 2025 • 37 min

Did Hollywood Ever Have a Chance Against YouTube?

Did Hollywood Ever Have a Chance Against YouTube?

The Town With Matthew Belloni • Nov. 20, 2025 • 29 min

Did Hollywood Ever Have a Chance Against YouTube?

Did Hollywood Ever Have a Chance Against YouTube?

The Town With Matthew Belloni • Nov. 20, 2025 • 29 min

How Superintelligent AI Could Upend Work and Politics

How Superintelligent AI Could Upend Work and Politics

How AI Could Upend Work and Politics

Plain English With Derek Thompson • Nov. 18, 2025 • 56 min

How Superintelligent AI Could Upend Work and Politics

How Superintelligent AI Could Upend Work and Politics

How AI Could Upend Work and Politics

Plain English With Derek Thompson • Nov. 18, 2025 • 56 min

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The Slopification of Everything

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The Slopification of Everything

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Toward a Unified Theory of MrBeast

By Justin Charity • Nov. 17, 2025 • 6 min read

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By Justin Charity • Nov. 17, 2025 • 6 min read

Why Elon Musk Got the Most Ridiculous Pay Package in the History of Humanity

Why Elon Musk Got the Most Ridiculous Pay Package in the History of Humanity

Elon Musk, Trillionaire? No Chance.

By Brian Phillips • Nov. 11, 2025 • 8 min read

Why Elon Musk Got the Most Ridiculous Pay Package in the History of Humanity

Why Elon Musk Got the Most Ridiculous Pay Package in the History of Humanity

Elon Musk, Trillionaire? No Chance.

By Brian Phillips • Nov. 11, 2025 • 8 min read

How Catastrophic Is It If the AI Bubble Bursts? An FAQ.

How Catastrophic Is It If the AI Bubble Bursts? An FAQ.

What Happens If the AI Bubble Bursts?

By Brian Phillips • Nov. 4, 2025 • 11 min read

How Catastrophic Is It If the AI Bubble Bursts? An FAQ.

How Catastrophic Is It If the AI Bubble Bursts? An FAQ.

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Fatherhood and Forgiveness With Roy Wood Jr. Plus, Ed Zitron Breaks Down the “AI Bubble.”

Fatherhood and Forgiveness With Roy Wood Jr. Plus, Ed Zitron Breaks Down the “AI Bubble.”

Roy Wood Jr. on Fatherhood and Forgiveness. Plus, Ed Zitron on the “AI Bubble.”

Roy Wood Jr.’s Memoir and Ed Zitron on AI

Higher Learning With Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay • Oct. 28, 2025

National Affairs

Fatherhood and Forgiveness With Roy Wood Jr. Plus, Ed Zitron Breaks Down the “AI Bubble.”

Fatherhood and Forgiveness With Roy Wood Jr. Plus, Ed Zitron Breaks Down the “AI Bubble.”

Roy Wood Jr. on Fatherhood and Forgiveness. Plus, Ed Zitron on the “AI Bubble.”

Roy Wood Jr.’s Memoir and Ed Zitron on AI

Higher Learning With Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay • Oct. 28, 2025

Chuck Klosterman on the NBA Finals, a Rival League, the Sonics, ‘The Rehearsal,’ Cooper Flagg, and the Fear of AI

Chuck Klosterman on the NBA Finals, a Rival League, the Sonics, ‘The Rehearsal,’ Cooper Flagg, and the Fear of AI

Chuck Klosterman on the NBA Finals, a Rival League, the Sonics, and More

Chuck Klosterman on the NBA Finals and More

The Bill Simmons Podcast • June 10, 2025

Chuck Klosterman on the NBA Finals, a Rival League, the Sonics, ‘The Rehearsal,’ Cooper Flagg, and the Fear of AI

Chuck Klosterman on the NBA Finals, a Rival League, the Sonics, ‘The Rehearsal,’ Cooper Flagg, and the Fear of AI

Chuck Klosterman on the NBA Finals, a Rival League, the Sonics, and More

Chuck Klosterman on the NBA Finals and More

The Bill Simmons Podcast • June 10, 2025

The Future of Everything With Derek Thompson

The Future of Everything With Derek Thompson

The Bill Simmons Podcast • March 18, 2025

The Future of Everything With Derek Thompson

The Future of Everything With Derek Thompson

The Bill Simmons Podcast • March 18, 2025

National Affairs

DEI Did It, Plus ‘How to Sell Out’ and the Future of AI

DEI Did It, Plus ‘How to Sell Out’ and the Future of AI

DEI, ‘How to Sell Out,’ and AI’s Future

Higher Learning With Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay • Jan. 31, 2025

National Affairs

DEI Did It, Plus ‘How to Sell Out’ and the Future of AI

DEI Did It, Plus ‘How to Sell Out’ and the Future of AI

DEI, ‘How to Sell Out,’ and AI’s Future

Higher Learning With Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay • Jan. 31, 2025

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